April 21, 2004
The Iraqi Governing Council chooses a tribunal of judges and prosecutors to try Saddam Hussein. Salem Chalabi, nephew of Ahmed Chalabi, will chair the tribunal.
Mordechai Vanunu, who leaked Israeli nuclear-weapons secrets in 1986, is released from prison after 18 years.
Tax Day: Facts and Fibs about the Bush Tax CutWashington, D.C. — Today, Tax Day, George W. Bush is expected to mistakenly tout the effects of his tax cuts — again misleading the American people and eroding his credibility."It has been said that there are only two certainties in this life — death and taxes," said Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "Well, today we can add a third: Bush will try to mislead the American people on what effect his tax cuts have had on this nation. Bush's tax cuts haven't created the millions of jobs he promised and his overall economic policies continue to squeeze middle class families. True economic relief for America’s families will arrive on Election Day."To illustrate Bush's vanishing credibility, the DNC released this research analysis on the effects of the Bush tax cuts:http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/www.democrats.org/pdfs/taxdocument.pdf